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OpenStudy (anonymous):
first u subtract 9x-5x then u should get 5=4x
then u divide and u get 5/4=x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
x ≈ –3.63
x ≈ –0.28
x ≈ 0.07
x ≈ 13.69
those are my answers
OpenStudy (anonymous):
r u sure it has to be one of those?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
positive it is solving exponential equations with unequal bases
OpenStudy (anonymous):
omg im so sorry I wrote the question wrong it is 5^x+5=9^x
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh now it makes sense lol. ok let me try again
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it is
\[\large 5^{x+5}=9^x\] maybe ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes that's it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
then start with
\[(x+5)\ln(5)=x\ln(9)\] and do some algebra to solve for \(x\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
don't be confused by the \(\ln(5)\) and \(\ln(9)\), they are just numbers
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
im so confused could you help me out
OpenStudy (anonymous):
multiply out and get
\[x\ln(5)+5\ln(5)=x\ln(9)\] subtract \(x\ln(5)\) and get
\[5\ln(5)=x\ln(9)-5\ln(5)\] factor out the \(x\) for
\[5\ln(5)=(\ln(9)-\ln(5))x\] and finally divide to get
\[\frac{5\ln(5)}{\ln(9)-\ln(5)}=x\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i understand what you did but i don't understand the concept of ln